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R. A. TOTTY Dec. 6, 1927.

' TRUNK Filed Dec; 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 6', 1927. 1,651,645

R. A.- TOTTY TRUNK Filed Dec. 5. 1924 a sheet eet 2v snow doc Dec. 6, 1927.

R. A. TOTTY TRUNK 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 5, 1924 Snow W04: 2?. filmy attain;

Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

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ROBERT A. marry, or BETEESBIIRG, VIRGINIA, ,AssrGNon \ro 'rorrY TRUNK area 00., or rnrnnsnune, VIRGINIA, A conronarron or 'vrnerina. I

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Application 'filed December a, 1924. Serial No.753,71?.

This invention is direct-edto an improvement in trunks and particularly wardrobe trunks, wherein provision ismade for simply and conveniently closing and effectively looking the wardrobe section without the necessity of c'losing thetrunk asan entirety.

Wardrobe trunks as usually constructed are m ade up of hingedly-connected sections, onevof :which is provided with drawers and compartmentsandmay be ter-med thedrawer SBGlllOIlyfiDClfibhG other- 0f which is arranged to support clothing on hangers or the like, andinay be termed the Wardrobe section.

The trunk :is opened to expose and give simultaneous accessto the drawer-and ward -,robe sections, and, as ordinarily-constructed,

the Wardrobe section can only be secured against unauthorized access by closing the trunk. This'is inconvenient during temporary use of the trunk, as in a hotel or the like, andit is desirable thata: simple means be provided, whereby the :wardrobe section maybe-conveniently and securely locked without :the necessity of closing 'thetru'nk.

It has been'heretofore proposed to provide the'wardrobe section with a swinging door which may be locked in closed position, but the iuseof such door precludes the provision in thewardrobe section of thetiltable shoe box of :full normal size, and furthermore,

requires more or less special construction to accommodate such door structure.

The present invention therefore is directed toutilizing a portionof the frame of the wardrobe section of'the trunk asguides to receive a slidingpanel, which panel, when,

in closing position, servesto prevent open ing of the tiltable shoe .box, and is itself engaged by'rthe hinged top of the wardrobe sec tion, so that when the partsare in position,

. andrthe top turned down and locked by any usual form of lock carried by the top, the

ward-robe section is completelv closed against access, and the shoe box prevented from be ingmoved into open position. i

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: 7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the trunk, same being shown open and the wardrobe section constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ward robe section with the closing-panel omitted, and the parts shown open for access.

I Fig. 3 is avertical section through-the wardrobe section with the closing'panelfin "positionand theparts locked. I perspective showing the Fig. at is a broken locking means.

Fig. 5 'is a sectional detail oft-he 1110c]? ing top. V

Fig. Gisa perspective of the slidingpanel; Fig. 7 is a sectional detail ell-owing the lock for the shoebox. r

The improved'trunk is of the usual ward- "i robe type, comprisinga wardrobe'section l,

and a drawer section 2, 'these sectionsbeiflng hlngedly connected at 3 to permitthe sec; 1

tions to be-opened in the usualmanner,asillustrated in Fig. l. The invention is noti concerned with the drawer section 2, andit will be understood that the lattermay be Y constructed in any usual or appropriate manner.

War'drobe section 1, with iwhich-thein vention is more particularly concerned, is

made up of special framebars amid shell and covering 5, tothereby formahollow" structure open at top and 'onthe inner side, that is, the side next the drawer section when the trunk is closed. 'Thewardrobe section is provided with 'meansto support ner desired. A box-like receptacle 8 is pivotally supported in the lowerportion or the wardrobe section, so that the'receptacle ordinarily employed. as ashoe box, m ay-=be swung out into a position for convenient ac cess, as shown in Fig.2. The shoe box 8 is preferably narrow at the top than at the bottom in order to afford maximum clothing room withinthe wardrobe section, and theupper end 9 of such box, that is, the end uppermost'when the box is in closed position, is, for the purposes of the presentinvention, provided with a projecting handle .100 i 10, serving for convenient operation .of the box, and at the same time cooperating with the closing slide, for locking purposes, as Y will later appear. engaged by the handle to limit the closing position of the box. the relatively inner edges of the side walls of A frame cross bar 10. is

The frame bars 4- at the wardrobe section are formedto provide longitudinal channels 11, and a panel section 12, of plain or ornamental appearance, is provided to slidably cooperate with the channels 11. This section 12 is of such length as to extend from the top of the shoe box when the latter is in closed position to and somewhat above the upper edge of the side walls of the wardrobe section, this upper projecting portion 13 having a cooperating locking function, as will later appear. The bottom of the panel engages stops 12 in the guides to limit the closing position of the panel, and the upper portion 13 of the panel is extended to overlie the tops-of the guides.

When the closing panel 12 is in looking position, its lower end restsv outwardly beyond the handle 10 of such box, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. As will be plain from Fig. 7, the downward movement of the panel 12 is limited by the stops 12, and that in this position the panel rests in front of the l1111- dle 10 ofthe receptacle 8, and as this handle bears against a rearwardly arranged cross barlO', it is apparent that the box is secured against movement and particularly against opening movement when the slide is in lowered position. Thus with the closing panel in place, the shoe box cannot be moved to an operative or'accessible position.

The upper end of the wardrobe section is designed to be closed by a top or cover 141, preferably a hollow metallic section, hinged at 15 to the rear edge of the wardrobe section, and adapted to be turned back to afford full access to the garments in the wardrobe section. V The side walls 16 of the top close down onto the side walls of the wardrobe section, overlying the upper edges of said walls, the top side walls having the usual guiding projections 17 fitting into the trunk guides18 of the side walls of the wardrobe section. The forward edge portion 19 of the top, however, is of less height than the side walls of such top, the relation being such that when the top-is folded down, the

lower edge 20 of the reduced forward wall of the top bears squarely upon the upper edge of the projecting portion 13 of the panel 12. If desired, an ornamental brace strip 21 may be applied to the lower edge 20, and preferably a partition 22 extends across the top in line with the lower edge 20 to prevent undue movement of the garment hangers in handling the trunk. A trunk lock 23 is provided of any usual or preferred type, the cooperating parts of which are on thetop 14; and one of the sidewalls of the wardrobesection. Thusthe top may be locked in place in a simple and convenient manner, and when so locked will secure the ,panel against endwise movement, while the panel prevents any operative movement of the shoe box.

Thus the wardrobe section may be securely ation with each other, it is apparent that the Joints may be made so as to render these parts sufiiciently tight to prevent admission of dust or dirt to the interior of the ward- I robe section.

When access to the wardrobe section 15 desired, it is only necessary to unlock the top, turn said top into open position, and

remove the panel. Of course, the panel, if

desired, may be constructed for additional service, such for example, as a temporary) ironing board or the like.

Claims:

1. A sectional trunk including a wardrobe section having a clothes receiving space, a shoe box in the lower portion of said space,

a panel slidably cooperating with the wards robe section to close the front thereof, means forming positive stops for limiting thedownward movement of the panel, a top for the wardrobe section adapted when closed to bear upon the upper edge ofthe panel,

and means carried by the shoe box to .co-

operate with the panel when the latter is in closed'position to prevent outward movement of the shoe box.

2. A sectional trunk including a wardrobe section having a top, panel receiving guides formed in said section, a shoe box mounted for movement in the lower end of the sec-:

tion, a panel slidably cooperating with the guides to close the front of the wardrobe section, said guides being provided: with stops to limit the downward movement of the panel, and an upstanding handle carried bythe shoe box adapted, when the panelv is in closed position, to rest in rear of the panel to prevent outward movementofthe shoe box.

3. A wardrobe section having a movable top, a shoe box mounted in the lower end of the section, an upstanding handle carried by said shoe box, guides carried by the wardrobe section and terminating attheir lower ends above the shoe box, a panel slidably cooperating with the guides and limited in downward movement in such guides, the up per edge of the panel being engaged by the top of the wardrobe section when closed to 1 rigidly lock the panel between said top and" the terminals of the guides, and an upstanding member carried by the shoe box tobe edge of the panel being engaged by the top of the wardrobe section when closed to lagidly lock the panel between said top and'the terminals of the guides, an upstanding member carried by the shoe box to be positioned in rear of the panel when the latter is in closed position to prevent outward movement of the shoe box,and a member carried by the wardrobe section to engage the upstanding member of the shoe box on the side opposite the panel to thereby look the shoe box in position when the panelis closed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ROBERT TOTTY. 1 8.] 

